Ottawa Health Unit’s Pot Proposals Under Fire

‘You’re going to see people breaking the law,’ Colorado consultant says

A recommendation from Ottawa Public Health to ban all smoking and vaping of cannabis in Ontario’s apartments, condos and even cannabis lounges would drive people to break the law, according to a consultant who shaped marijuana policy in Denver, Colo.

“You’re leaving a lot of people in a place where they can legally grow this product, can legally carry this product, can legally purchase this product, but there’s not a lot of places for them to legally consume it,” said Dan Rowland, a consultant with Alberta-based 420 Advisory Management.